On April 30, 2009 Senators Murkowski and Harkin introduced a bi-partisan bill that”… seeks to establish appropriate school nutrition standards for
foods and beverages offered in school vending machines, stores, a la carte lines and other venues outside of the school meal programs.”
Although some states have enacted legislation (including Oregon), there are states that have not. Moreover, there is no consistency or uniformity across states or school districts. This legislation, if enacted, would standardize the program across the country and would likely supersede state laws already enacted (although if state laws are more stringent, state law would probably still hold).